Cody Gibson

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Cody Gibson

Nickname“The Renegade”

Record

21-12

Streak

L3

Age

38

Date of birth

Sep 11, 1987

Fighting out of: Visalia, California
Born: United States
Camp: Elite Team
Weight class: Bantamweight
Height: 5'10" · 178 cm
Reach: 71" · 180 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: Jul 25, 2026
Cut risk: 58%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Abdul Hussein

Bantamweight · Submission · Arm Triangle From Half Guard · R3 · 3:07

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Guskov · Jul 25, 2026

Arm Triangle From Half Guard

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Guskov

Aoriqileng

Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:21

UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen · Oct 18, 2025

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen

Da'Mon Blackshear

Da'Mon Blackshear

Bantamweight · Submission · Kimura From Side Control · R2 · 4:09

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 · Mar 15, 2025

Kimura From Side Control

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2

Chad Anheliger

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi · Nov 2, 2024

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi

Brian Kelleher

#15Brian Kelleher

Bantamweight · Submission · Arm Triangle From Half Guard · R1 · 3:58

UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba · Jul 20, 2024

Arm Triangle From Half Guard

UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba

Miles Johns

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas · Mar 23, 2024

UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas

Brad Katona

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley · Aug 19, 2023

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley

Douglas Silva de Andrade

Douglas Silva de Andrade

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir · Feb 22, 2015

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir

Manvel Gamburyan

Manvel Gamburyan

Bantamweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard · R2 · 4:56

UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso · Sep 27, 2014

Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard

UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso

Johnny Bedford

Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:38

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens · Jun 28, 2014

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens

Aljamain Sterling

Aljamain Sterling

Bantamweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann · Feb 22, 2014

UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann

Outside the UFC

18-5across 23 bouts · 23 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 4 sub · 8 decUNF 3 · EFC 44 · XMMA 3 · XMMA 2 · LFA +18

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Francisco Rivera16-12	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R3	2:42	UNF 3	Nov 19, 2022
L	Ray Borg16-5	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	EFC 44	Jan 28, 2022
W	John Dodson24-15	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	XMMA 3	Oct 23, 2021
W	Ilias Sanoudakis12-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:44	XMMA 2	Jul 30, 2021
W	Gustavo Erak25-11-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	LFA	Sep 28, 2018
L	Adrian Diaz11-7-1	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R3	1:46	TPF 31	May 18, 2017
W	Kyle Reyes15-7	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	0:21	TPF 29	Nov 3, 2016
W	Rolando Velasco13-6-1	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	TPF 27	May 19, 2016
W	Justin Linn7-8	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	TWC 24	Apr 1, 2016
W	Evan Esguerra8-7	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	TPF 17	Nov 14, 2013
W	Chad George18-8	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	4:39	TWC 18	Oct 25, 2013
W	Darin Cooley6-3	KO/TKO	Punches and Knee	R3	3:46	War MMA 1	Jun 22, 2013
W	Junior Villanueva4-4	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	3:30	TWC 16	Jan 25, 2013
W	Andrew Whitney16-11	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Titan FC 24	Aug 24, 2012
W	Justin Santistevan3-16	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	1:03	EFWC	Mar 30, 2012
L	Casey Olson14-4	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	TPF 12	Mar 9, 2012
L	Ulysses Gomez9-5	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R3	2:43	TPF 11	Dec 2, 2011
W	Walel Watson15-15	KO/TKO	Punches and Elbows	R2	4:09	TPF 9	May 6, 2011
W	Art Becerra4-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	TWC 10	Jan 21, 2011
L	David Bollea9-3	Submission	Armlock	R2	0:31	TPF 5	Jul 9, 2010
W	Ray Cervera9-10	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	TPF 2	Dec 3, 2009
W	Dustin Rocha0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	0:42	TPF	Jul 16, 2009
W	Billy Terry4-18	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:48	GC 81	Jul 27, 2008

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallC55th

46%403 / 859

Striking accuracy

57%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.41 differential

Landed3.63

Absorbed3.22

63%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+3%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head67%65th269
Body22%62nd88
Leg11%46th46

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

70%Standing

Standing70%284
Clinch25%102
Ground4%17

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Cody Gibson

Cody Gibson

Landed per 15

Head

B

67th

36.0

67th

Body

B

64th

11.8

64th

Leg

D

41st

6.2

41st

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

C

44th

35.4

44th

Body

B

64th

8.7

64th

Leg

C

57th

7.2

57th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	36.0	269	678	40%
Body	11.8	88	126	70%
Leg	6.2	46	55	84%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	35.4	265	685	39%
Body	8.7	65	98	66%
Leg	7.2	54	67	81%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Cody Gibson

Cody Gibson

11 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 112 min

91%

R3 pace · 6 bouts

Gibson fades (-14% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Gibson keeps 91% of round-1 output by round 3 (6 bouts).

Cody Gibson

Gibson ▼ FADESOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

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Gibsonlanded / min

Takedown attempts

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Gibsonattempts / min

Control time

Cody Gibson

Gibson% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	6.4	3.9	3.0	0.49	25%	11
R2	5.4	3.3	3.1	0.31	29%	8
R3	4.8	3.5	4.6	0.21	16%	6

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Cody Gibson

Cody Gibson

11 resolved UFC bouts · 1 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

31/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

D

27th

24%

27th

Win quality

C

45th

38%

45th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

1

2

2

5

1

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	1	0-1	0%
Ranked 6–15	2	1-1	50%
Established	2	0-2	0%
Building	5	2-3	40%
Unproven	1	0-1	0%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Abdul Hussein	Unproven	8	Jul 25, 2026
L	Aoriqileng	Building	18	Oct 18, 2025
L	Da'Mon Blackshear	Established	26	Mar 15, 2025
W	Chad Anheliger	Building	18	Nov 2, 2024
W	Brian Kelleher#15	Ranked 6–15	60	Jul 20, 2024
L	Miles Johns	Established	26	Mar 23, 2024
L	Brad Katona	Building	18	Aug 19, 2023
L	Douglas Silva de Andrade	Ranked 6–15	43	Feb 22, 2015
L	Manvel Gamburyan	Building	18	Sep 27, 2014
W	Johnny Bedford	Building	18	Jun 28, 2014
L	Aljamain Sterling	Champion	68	Feb 22, 2014

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.